Postgraduate Medicine: July 1999 Table of Contents

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VOL 106 / NO 1 / JULY 1999 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON THE DIABETIC FOOT
73	INTRODUCTION Commentary on a three-article symposium Kevin W. Shea, MD
74	PREVENTING DIABETIC FOOT COMPLICATIONS Tight glucose control and patient education are the keys John L. Culleton, MD
85	ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY FOR DIABETIC FOOT INFECTIONS A practical approach Kevin W. Shea, MD
97	LOCAL WOUND CARE IN DIABETIC FOOT COMPLICATIONS Aggressive risk management and ulcer treatment to avoid amputation Jeffrey Muha, DPM

CLINICAL ARTICLES
39	PARKINSON'S DISEASE--THE SHAKING PALSY Underlying factors, diagnostic considerations, and clinical course Scott C. Conley, MD, Jeffrey T. Kirchner, DO
57	ADVISING PATIENTS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL What they can do to protect their health and safety Robert L. Bratton, MD
107	Procedures in Primary Care ROUTINE ANESTHESIA FOR CIRCUMCISION Two effective techniques Steven R. Mattson, MD
123	BRONCHIECTASIS: THE 'OTHER' OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE An illustrative case report and telltale clinical features Vincent Mysliwiec, MD, Joseph S. Pina, MD
135	Case Report RECURRENT APPENDICITIS Uncommon, but it does occur Richard R. Babb, MD, Michael L. Trollope, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES
2	EDITOR'S NOTE Keep an eye on the diabetic foot
11	EDITORIAL Dissolution of a good partnership? Has the role of pharmaceutical representatives changed or is it just me? Peter A. Setness, MD
17	DIGITAL DOC Creating your own medical Web site It's not as hard as you might think Bryan P. Bergeron, MD
22	PRACTICE PEARLS Can we talk? - Potassium replacement, ACE inhibitors, and diabetes don't mix
	CURBSIDE CONSULTS
29	When to discontinue ACE inhibitors for nephropathy
69	PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY Taking the itch out of poison ivy Are you prescribing the right medication? Robert T. Brodell, MD, Lynn Williams, MD
145	PUZZLES IN PRACTICE What's causing this occipital headache? Bakhavatsalam P. Vardhini, MD, Arundati Ramesh, MD, T. Bharathan, MD, V. Nagarajan, MD
149	PATIENT NOTES Tips for a safe trip

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84	IPMA 1999 Primary Care Update Meeting Notice

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SYMPOSIUM ON THE DIABETIC FOOT

CLINICAL ARTICLES

CONTINUING FEATURES

READER SERVICES